Polish Genius : Wojciech Radomski - StethoMe.

When working on our State of early-Stage Startups 2021 report, we sat down for a chat with Wojciech Radomski, the co-founder and CEO of StethoMe®. We discussed the Polish HealthTech startup’s road to success, relationships with investors, and best pitch deck practices. So if you’re looking for actionable insights and pro tips from an experienced founder… you’ve come to the right place!

Wojciech Radomski a Strategy and Business project leader with more than 13 years of IT experience. He successfully launched and managed a software house and 3 technology start-ups, one of them being StethoMe®, which is about to revolutionize healthcare. He is interested in things, which are crucial socially and advanced technologically. Wojciech Radomski: Our first meeting was pretty unusual. When launching StethoMeⓇ in March 2015, we were still working in different companies: three of us in Programa™ and the remaining two at the university. We were sharing our time between two businesses.

For some time, we tried to secure EU funding – unfortunately, in vain. After a couple of months, we knew we didn’t stand a chance because early-stage startups rarely raise funds from the European Union. We didn’t want to lag behind the competition, so we turned to investors. One of them was SpeedUp Venture Capital Group, which I already knew because I used to be their tech partner. I met Tomek Czapliński (Managing Partner at SpeedUp) on a train and told him about StethoMeⓇ. He proposed that the fund support us – which happened after I presented a pitch deck to them a couple of months later.

Today, I’d do things differently. I’d put more effort into the presentation, and I’d meet more investors, especially the international ones. We’re grateful for SpeedUp’s support, and we really enjoyed this collaboration. The thing is, international investors give you a head start if you seek international recognition. https://www.merixstudio.com/blog/interview-stethome